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Among the firms Root surveyed, the usual U.S. suspects--such as Dell Computer, GE, Pfizer, Microsoft and Wal-Mart--beat the index and passed all his tests. But so did some less predictable, smaller multinationals such as footwear and apparel maker Timberland and home builder KB Home. Says Root: "Profitable foreign growers come from all walks of life...
Last week, Microsoft Chair William H. Gates III, a member of the Class of 1977, drew headlines when he pledged $100 million from his foundation to fight AIDS in India...
...doesn't shake like a bowlful of jelly and that twinkle in his eye is more of an entrepreneurial glint, but Microsoft chairman Bill Gates seems intent on becoming India's Santa Claus. The world's richest man curried favor on the subcontinent last week by donating $100 million to help fight India's AIDS epidemic, which could hit 25 million by 2010. "There is so much promise from the great talent in this country that AIDS should not limit it," Gates said. Cultivating that talent is the goal of Gates' second gift: a $400 million investment in India, birthplace...
...India Bill Gates unveiled Microsoft's largest investment outside the U.S., vowing to pour $400 million into Indian IT development a day after pledging $100 million to fight aids in the country. As a token of appreciation for Gates' generosity, residents of the technology hub of Hyderabad greeted him by erecting an eight-foot, inflatable condom...
...making copies for their own use, and impinge on privacy. Software providers argue that without stiff penalties, software piracy is bound to get worse. "It's great that governments and law enforcement are starting to crack down but we still have a long way to go," says a senior Microsoft anti-piracy attorney. "Hard-core criminals will not be deterred as long as the profits are high and the risks are low." Piracy charges don't seem to have deterred Murray-Cowan. As long as laws in the E.U. differ and trafficking in software is seen as a great business...